Head coach of Le Mena Cadets of Niger, Ismaila Tiemoko insists his team has developed well enough to go past Ghana on Wednesday in the semi-finals of the total U-17 Africa Cup of Nations Gabon 2017.
The Black Starlets have scored more goals than any other team without conceding any at this tournament; yet coach Ismaila Tiemoko of Niger said he was not worried about the Ghanaian impressive statistics.
“We have made history already with qualification for the World Cup for the first time on Sunday but we are not yet satisfied; we want to go all the way and win the trophy for the first time,” stated the 52-year-old Tiemoko.
“Though we lost two friendly matches against Ghana before arriving here, we are on the same level now with Ghana because we have both qualified for the semi-finals, and we are not going to play them with fear or respect.”